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Simply put, not impressed!

I'll stick with the Ludwig kit.
Louis has proven (with a little elbow grease) that it will build into a awesome Centurion.

Barry

BarryC wrote:Simply put, not impressed!

Me neither, but not everyone can handle a Ludwig kit. Depending on price, it will serve many quite well. To achieve speed to market and reduce costs, looks like Tamiya simply upscaled the old 1/25 kit to 1/16 but gave it a aluminum tub and reworked the turret mantlet for elevation with Sheridan parts and electronics. As we can see below, this is 1970s level of details, with thick or molded on handles and straps, crude Jerrycan and those weak tracks... No finesse here. But with some re-work, it can be re-built into a great model, its a good base. Just hope they will sell a static display version of it for something like $200, and i can do the rest with my own electronics. It would be wrong to sell this at the same price as their newer tanks.

I guess the good thing is that an aftermarket company will more than likely take on making metal tracks for the Cent since it's a Tamiya tank. I would agree that some of the details are pretty poor, but that has always been my complaint with Tamiya kits. The detail is poor for what they cost. I see better detail in 1/35 kits than in their 1/16 kits.

Best guess is priced in between Sheridan and Abrams.

Need to see some proper inside shots with type of gearboxes and hull used.

If the suspesion is due cast ie tamiya sherman, it'll be worth it for that. I'd imagine the tamiya will be cheaper than a fully kitted out Ludwig one and whilst somemdetails could be improved upon you're not having to make most of them yourself.

tomhugill wrote:If the suspesion is due cast ie tamiya sherman, it'll be worth it for that. I'd imagine the tamiya will be cheaper than a fully kitted out Ludwig one and whilst somemdetails could be improved upon you're not having to make most of them yourself.

Much as I admire Christian's kits, and they're pretty unique, in fact- they really are hard work. Additionally, the more you add to a basic flatpack, the more the Euros go West (literally) in increasing amounts. If you're in the UK, postal and other charges are also a cumulative deterrent now.
A static Tamiya might indeed be a good starting point, depending on price, and availability.
Really detailed tanks are always a risk when it comes to outdoor antics, whether you battle or not- so that's something else to bear in mind. Again, is it going to perform, or merely adorn? That's the question.

r32 wrote: 56001 Sherman 105mm - 1974
56002 Leopard A4 - 1977
56003 Flakpanzer Gepard - 1978
56004 King Tiger (Production Turret) - 1981
56005/6 Sherman 105mm - 1998
56007/8 King Tiger (Porsche Turret) - 1999
56009/10/11 Tiger I - 2000
56012 Kubelwagen - 2000
56013/14 Sherman 105mm - 2001
56015/16 M26 Pershing - 2002
56017/18 King Tiger (Production Turret) - 2002
56019/20 Leopard 2A6 - 2004
56021/22 Panther G - 2007
56023/24 Jagdpanther - 2007
56025/26 Pz IV Ausf. J - 2008
56027/28 KV-1 - 2009
56029/30 KV-2 - 2009
56031/32 Super Sherman - 2010
56033 Tiger I (Premium) - 2011
56034/35 JS-2 - 2013
56036/37 Type 10 - 2015
56038/39 Jagdpanzer IV - 2016
56040/41 M1A2 Abrams - 2017
56042/43 M556 Sheridan - 2019

Centurion - 2022

I hope Tamiya will continue regular issuing new models.

And a revised Sherman next, possibly a Firefly - seems to be every 8th model.

Snowwolflair wrote:And a revised Sherman next, possibly a Firefly - seems to be every 8th model.

That would be a bit of a coup